Two Palms
Photo by Jeff

California in January: It's a brisk 17 degrees Celcius, partly cloudy, chance of haze. I always love coming back to California.

There are some natural hidden treasures here. Take, for instance, the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. North of Malibu, where 6 foot breakers from the Pacific Ocean crash into the Pacfic Coast Highway; north of Hollywood, where 15 million people sit alone in their cars waiting to proceed; you'll find a winding highway which apprehends picturesque twitches and turns through beautifully blood red rich mountain peaks and lush green valley belows. A complete disconnect from the thrashing metropolis mere miles away.

The triangle, found between the 3 points of Thousands Oaks, Malibu and Beverly Hills, combines the unique qualities of space within a crowd, peace inside the din, and the eye inside of a hurricane.

If only there was more time!